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Social Media Usage Patterns of Turkish Maritime Businesses: A study on Facebook

Denizcilik İşletmelerinde Sosyal Medya Kullanım Modelleri: Facebook Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Pages
165–177
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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At the end of the study, suggestions for practitioners and direction for furtherstudies are presented.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Social media has been widely used by businesses nowadays.
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Key Findings & Data:Although in B2B industry, social media marketingisn’t grown up as fast as it was in B2C market, many businesses begun to develop social media strategies andreach to new and existing corporate customers via social media recently.
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Conclusion & Impact:At the end of the study, suggestions for practitioners and direction for furtherstudies are presented.
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Abstract

Social media has been widely used by businesses nowadays. Although in B2B industry, social media marketingisn’t grown up as fast as it was in B2C market, many businesses begun to develop social media strategies andreach to new and existing corporate customers via social media recently. In this study, the main purpose is toexamine social media usage patterns of Turkish maritime transportation companies through Facebook. Inorder to identify the social media usage habits of Turkish maritime transportation companies an exploratorystudy was conducted. In the period between January-November 2018, the maritime companies existing inFacebook are analyzed with a content analysis in terms of contents of the posts and stakeholder engagementlevels. The findings show that posts on corporate image and special days are highly re-shared and takenpositive reactions by followers. At the end of the study, suggestions for practitioners and direction for furtherstudies are presented.

Özet

Günümüzde işletmeler tarafından sosyal medya yoğun olarak kullanılmaktadır. Her ne kadar B2B pazarında sosyal medya pazarlaması B2C pazarına göre daha hızlı büyümese de, çoğu işletme son günlerde sosyal medya stratejilerini geliştirmeye ve yeni ve mevcut kurumsal müşterilerine sosyal medya ile ulaşmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışma Türkiye’de yer alan denizcilik işletmelerinin sosyal medya kullanım şekillerini Facebook üzerinden incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Türk deniz taşımacılığı şirketlerinin sosyal medya kullanım alışkanlıklarını belirlemek amacıyla keşifsel bir araştırma yapılmıştır. Ocak-Kasım 2018 dönemleri içerisinde Facebook hesabı olan denizcilik işletmeleri, gönderilerinin içerikleri ve paydaş katılımı seviyeleri açısından içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, kurumsal imaj ve özel günler gönderilerinin yüksek oranda yeniden paylaşıldığını ve takipçiler tarafından bu gönderilere olumlu tepkiler verildiğini göstermektedir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, uzmanlara yönelik önerilere ve ileriki çalışmalar için yönlendirmelere yer verilmiştir.

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SANRI, Ö., BARUÖNÜ, F. Ö. (2022). Social Media Usage Patterns of Turkish Maritime Businesses: A study on Facebook. Journal of Eta Maritime Science, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 2, 165–177. https://ajindex.com/articles/562834

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